Manaus vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$2129
🏠 One person rent	$355	$590
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$1043
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$103
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	23	36
😀 Quality of life	53	12
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.48M

The cost of living in Manaus is 21% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6606th and 5680th ($764 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Brazil and Nigeria, respectively. Check Brazil vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 6060th and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Onitsha

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	Manaus	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$1617

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1611
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$462
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$883
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$558
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$621
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$881
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$651
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$634
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$384
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$779
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$695
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1502
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$764
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$776
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$741
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$601
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$535
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$655
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$677
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$553
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1113
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$743
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1265
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$555
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$820
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$709
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$371
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$613
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$590
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$759
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1121
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$747
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$755
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$647